tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336643719537144495.post3649242719616964567..comments2023-11-27T16:58:56.996-08:00Comments on Off and On: The Alaska Parkinson's Rag: Have I nagged you to exercise lately?Peter Dunlap-Shohlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286710554254177150noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336643719537144495.post-5735505961517068172011-05-17T11:13:51.541-07:002011-05-17T11:13:51.541-07:00Steve, I'm wide open the 23-27 of May. What da...Steve, I'm wide open the 23-27 of May. What day? (In the interest of not wasting the time of others, let's take this to email,)Peter Dunlap-Shohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286710554254177150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336643719537144495.post-58537870839877378512011-05-17T11:11:03.479-07:002011-05-17T11:11:03.479-07:00At some point medication becomes a philosophical q...At some point medication becomes a philosophical question as well as a medical one. For what it's worth, my philosophy is to shoot for all the relief I can get right now. This is driven by two beliefs. First that tomorrow is not promised to anyone, so carpe diem, baby. Second, if I do see tomorrow, I'll be in better position to enjoy it if I haven't spent much time yesterday fighting through the hampering symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. My ideal is the maximum amount of symptomatic relief with a minimum but adequate amount of medication. This means that along with the meds, you need to exercise and reduce stress, eat right etc,<br /><br />I know and respect plenty of people who disagree with this point of view. This is a question to hash out between you, your husband and your doctor. <br /><br />One thing to consider is that Requip, another dopamine agonist, I believe, comes in more incremental doses than Mirapex, allowing finer tuning of the dosages. I didn't get any relief from Requip until I got up to 9mg a day, at which point it became quite helpful.<br /><br />Your exercise routine sounds exhausting! Thanks for sharing it. <br /><br />Keep us posted,<br /><br />PeterPeter Dunlap-Shohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286710554254177150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336643719537144495.post-91621202200709781672011-05-17T07:40:24.393-07:002011-05-17T07:40:24.393-07:00You're on.You're on.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336643719537144495.post-57223205004938142102011-05-17T06:00:28.904-07:002011-05-17T06:00:28.904-07:00My husband and I both practice yoga 3-4 times a we...My husband and I both practice yoga 3-4 times a week, usually 90 minute classes and a blend of hot bikram yoga some days and power yoga other days. He also walks and he been looking into tai chi. We both want to start cycling but Dallas has NO bike trails so we're fighting the inertia of starting anew hobby that we know nothing about... will keep you posted. Just to follow up on the dopamine agonist, David started Mirapex 3 weeks ago and is steady at 1.5mg extended release one time a day. the first three days of every new level he had terrible nausea but things are better now. the drug definetly helps but I think we both thought it would (to be quite honest) bring him close to normal for at least some part of the day and the rigidity and slowness is still there. don't know if we're just being stubborn and need to accept the PD more or if we should go up to 3mg....ECleary78https://www.blogger.com/profile/07114109183040026239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336643719537144495.post-33992964482986382062011-05-15T13:49:24.192-07:002011-05-15T13:49:24.192-07:00Hi Steve, don't keep an exercise log, but I do...Hi Steve, don't keep an exercise log, but I do have an app for my phone that keeps track of my cycling time and distance. That is, if I remember to set it before a trip. According to the gizmo, I did 819 miles on various bikes last year.So far this year I have 129 miles. I generally alternate a day of hard biking with a day of mostly stretching and balancing.<br />I'd love to hear from other PWP about their routines. Anyone?... Anyone?...<br /><br />And yes, let's ride. Maybe the coastal trail next week?Peter Dunlap-Shohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286710554254177150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336643719537144495.post-59936039196644047072011-05-15T10:08:50.729-07:002011-05-15T10:08:50.729-07:00So peter how about you post your exercise log for ...So peter how about you post your exercise log for the last couple of weeks? Maybe others with varying capacities and preferences can add theirs in the comments.<br /><br />Do you still bike? If so, let 's ride!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.com